Fun In New England - Massachusetts

Rutland

Nickname: "The Very Center of Massachusetts"
Official Website: www.townofrutland.org
County: Worcester
Region: Quabbin Valley East & Brookfield Area
Year Settled: 1686
Incorporated as a Town: 1713
Land Area: 35.3 sq. miles
Population Density: 180 people/sq mile
Population from Census 2000: 6,353
Estimated Population for 2006: 7,608
Racial makeup of population: [+] show
95.8%White
1.0%Black
1.3%Hispanic
0.5%Asian
0.1%Native American
1.3%Other
Median Housing Unit Value in 2000: $148,000
Median Single Family House Sale Price in 2006: $285,000
Poverty: 3.3%
Violent Crime Index: 22 (average)
Property Crime Index: 9 (low)

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